On the systematic position of the Eocene genus Samlandotoma (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea)

Authors

  • Jan Batelka

Abstract

The monotypic genus Samlandotoma Alekseev, 2019 from Eocene Baltic amber is transferred from Ripiphoridae: Pelecotominae to Tenebrionoidea, family incertae sedis, based on a comprehensive review of the original description and its comparison with fossil and extant genera of Pelecotominae and other ripiphorid genera.

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Published

2021-08-05

How to Cite

Batelka, J. (2021). On the systematic position of the Eocene genus Samlandotoma (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea). Novitates Paleoentomologicae, 23, 1-4. https://journals.ku.edu/paleoent/article/view/15761